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Abstract
A family of enzymes that catalyze the stereoselective, regioselective, or chemoselective syn-dehydrogenation reactions. They function by a mechanism that is linked directly to reduction of molecular OXYGEN.
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- Fatty Acid Desaturase
- Fatty Acid Desaturating Enzymes
- Acid Desaturase, Fatty
- Desaturase, Fatty Acid
- Desaturases, Fatty Acid
- Acyl CoA Desaturase
- Acyl CoA Desaturases
- Enoyl CoA Reductase
- Enoyl CoA Reductases
- CoA Desaturase, Acyl
- CoA Reductase, Enoyl
- Desaturase, Acyl CoA
- Reductase, Enoyl CoA
- Reductases, Enoyl CoA
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Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, biosynthesis, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, deficiency, drug effects, economics, genetics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, physiology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, ultrastructure, urine.
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History Note
2004
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Previous Indexing
- Fatty Acid Desaturases (1974-2003)
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Fatty Acid Desaturases. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D044943. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D044943
- Fatty Acid Desaturases. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fatty_acid_desaturase
- Fatty Acid Desaturases. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q83133906